Washington Academy
Spout Lane, Washington, NE37 2AA
Data last updated 22 October 2026.
- Phase: Secondary
- Gender: Mixed
- Ages: 11 to 16
- Admissions: Non-selective
- Sixth form: No
- Pupils (2025/26 census): 627 (327 boys, 300 girls)
- Capacity: 900
- Free school meals (2025/26 census): 58.4%
- Telephone: 01915804956
- Ofsted: Requires improvement (6 Mar 2024); report card, no overall grade (inspected 21 Apr 2026)
- Attainment 8: 41 (2025/26, provisional)
- Applications (Year 7 entry, September 2026): 156 applications, 108 places offered
Phase, type, gender, ages, admissions, sixth form, capacity and contact details are from the Department for Education's school register as at 21 October 2026. Ofsted inspection records as at 30 September 2026.
Other schools in Sunderland
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Washington (0.4 miles, straight line)
- Albany Village Primary School (0.5 miles, straight line)
- Usworth Colliery Primary School (0.6 miles, straight line)
- Wessington Primary School (0.6 miles, straight line)
- Barmston Village Primary School (0.8 miles, straight line)
- George Washington Primary School (0.8 miles, straight line)
